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we do not have a deficit right now. we have the opposite of a deficit right now. as of june the u.s. government was taking in $117 billion more that month than it was putting out. we are not in the red, we are in the black. this is the largest june budget surplus ever recorded in the history of the united states of america. but still, a thousand florida national guardsmen are not filling sandbags one day a week every week indefinitely even through storm season because congress panicked about that budget deficit that we do not have. and the deputy manager of the program to land this drone on the "u.s.s. george h.w. bush" says he is furloughing in place on the aircraft carrier while the drone is finally completing its historic landing. this is basically how it goes in the nonsense hold that we call the american congress right now. in that nonsense hole, house republicans find themselves digging deeper and deeper and deeper with no real plans on how to get out. i, though, have an idea for how to help them. do you remember the big deal in washington right now is that
we do not have a deficit right now. we have the opposite of a deficit right now. as of june the u.s. government was taking in $117 billion more that month than it was putting out. we are not in the red, we are in the black. this is the largest june budget surplus ever recorded in the history of the united states of america. but still, a thousand florida national guardsmen are not filling sandbags one day a week every week indefinitely even through storm season because congress panicked about...
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and that's made the deficit problem look more benign. which takes the pressure off. but i think you're right. it's just an incredible admission by the white house that they can't implement the affordable care act as they had hoped. by this little blog post by someone at the treasury, oh, by the way, the thing we've been talking about, this -- employers have more than 50 people will have to provide health insurance, we're putting that off for a year. leaving open the question, are other things going to be put off, too? gwen: here's something else which may be put off that's happening in congress. sue, where you spend your days and many nights. >> god bless you. gwen: so we don't have to. let's talk about immigration. this is one of the big issues which made its way through the senate and waiting for what the house does but not at all resolved. >> no. there's this triumphant moment when the senate passed this bill because it was this historic moment and joe biden presided over and the -- and as soon as passed it reality check that it doesn't really mean much in the lon
and that's made the deficit problem look more benign. which takes the pressure off. but i think you're right. it's just an incredible admission by the white house that they can't implement the affordable care act as they had hoped. by this little blog post by someone at the treasury, oh, by the way, the thing we've been talking about, this -- employers have more than 50 people will have to provide health insurance, we're putting that off for a year. leaving open the question, are other things...
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the federal budget deficit for the current fiscal year is shrinking. before you start celebrating, the white house also said there's still a shortfall of $759 billion. credit goes to the improving economy and those across the board, federal spending cuts in the sequester legislation. >>> uncle sam may have been spending less money, but the rest of us did a lot more borrowing during the month of may. the americans increased their debt that month. the fastest pace in a year with total borrows reaching a record $2.84 trillion. credit card use or its biggest gain in a year while borrowing for new cars and student loans also saw big increases. >>> no more special treatment for high priced clients. that's the word from reuters today. the financial information giant has agreed to end the practice of providing high speed traders early access to its important consumer sentiment data. the company allowed those traders to get the information two seconds before it was distributed to other subscribers for an additional fee. regulators said those two seconds can giv
the federal budget deficit for the current fiscal year is shrinking. before you start celebrating, the white house also said there's still a shortfall of $759 billion. credit goes to the improving economy and those across the board, federal spending cuts in the sequester legislation. >>> uncle sam may have been spending less money, but the rest of us did a lot more borrowing during the month of may. the americans increased their debt that month. the fastest pace in a year with total...
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the economy is improving, not as sharply as we all would hope that is significantly improving and the deficit has gone down by $200 billion just in the last three or four months and is now below trillion dollars. it is quite likely that the ball of the ryan plan would have been enacted into law in the early days of the romney administration because the same way that obama was passed with 51 votes under an obscure senate rule that allows it for budget and tax related legislation, this plan would have very likely pass and actually somebody in the white house said he thought it would even get some democratic votes if romney won. this plan didn't cut budgets by 5% or 10% like the sequestration. we are talking 30, 40, 50, 60% cuts, elimination of programs, planned parenthood, amtrak, being only the best known of them, privatizing medicare as they proposed during the campaign. if this bill had passed stay in the spring and the economy is going up, what would people be saying now all? reasonable people, would say we got rid of the jimmy carter/barack obama flu, got business friendly president, pass
the economy is improving, not as sharply as we all would hope that is significantly improving and the deficit has gone down by $200 billion just in the last three or four months and is now below trillion dollars. it is quite likely that the ball of the ryan plan would have been enacted into law in the early days of the romney administration because the same way that obama was passed with 51 votes under an obscure senate rule that allows it for budget and tax related legislation, this plan would...
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in specifics, it reads that reform will grow the economy by 3.3% and bring down the deficit by close to $8850 billion over the next -- by close to $850 billion over the next 20 years. we're back after the break. actually mean it. >> you're putting out there something that you're proud of. journalists want the the story and they want the right story and the want the true story. >> you can say anything here. >> i spent a couple of hours with a hooker. >> your mistake was writing a check. >> she never cashed it! >> the war room. >> compared to other countries with tighter gun safety laws our death toll is just staggering. >> the young turks. >> the top bankers who funneled all the money to the drug lords, no sentence. there's just no justice in that. >> viewpoint. >> carl rove said today that mitt romney is a lock to win next pope. he's garunteeing it. >> joy behar: say anything. >> is the bottom line then that no white person should ever, ever, ever use the "n" word? >> yes! >> only on current tv. >> stephanie: it is "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. six minutes after the hou
in specifics, it reads that reform will grow the economy by 3.3% and bring down the deficit by close to $8850 billion over the next -- by close to $850 billion over the next 20 years. we're back after the break. actually mean it. >> you're putting out there something that you're proud of. journalists want the the story and they want the right story and the want the true story. >> you can say anything here. >> i spent a couple of hours with a hooker. >> your mistake was...
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. >>> boston drove in the go-ahead run as the red sox rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the mariners, 8-7. the a.l. east leading sox are now 25 games over .500. in the national lead the braves led the cincinnati reds. the all-star freddie freeman went three for four. >>> and the chicago cubs shut out the st. louis cardinals, 3-1. edward jackson and four relievers combined for the four-hit shutout. the cubs have won ten of their last 15 games. >> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and a tiny hero. we will see how a quick-thinking 5-year-old tried to save her mother's life. quick-thinking 5-year-old tried to save her mother's life. bacon?! gotta get that bacon! bacon?! bacooon! smokey bacon, meaty bacon, tasty bacon! bacon? ohh la laa. i say, is that bacon? oh! good heavens! bacon! bacon! who wants a beggin' strip?? me! i'd get it myself but i don't have thumbs!! mmm mmm mmm mmm mmmm it's beggin! mmm i love you... (announcer) beggin' strips...made with real bacon. there's no time like beggin' time! left. the new deadline to get s- f-o back on schedule following
. >>> boston drove in the go-ahead run as the red sox rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the mariners, 8-7. the a.l. east leading sox are now 25 games over .500. in the national lead the braves led the cincinnati reds. the all-star freddie freeman went three for four. >>> and the chicago cubs shut out the st. louis cardinals, 3-1. edward jackson and four relievers combined for the four-hit shutout. the cubs have won ten of their last 15 games. >> when we return,...
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expressed the need to pass immigration reform now to help the economy grow, create jobs, or reduce the deficit. here is a key house democrat's assessment. it was wonderful to be part of a productive meeting with the president. we had incredibly candid and productive conversation on accomplishing comprehensive immigration reform. like us, the president believes that there are compelling moral and economic reasons to support comprehensive reform. house republicans are exarlg to the president's healthcare law and suggesting a single massive piece of legislation is not the way to go, shep? >> shepard: mike, former president george w. bush weighed in on all of this today to congress to find a resolution on immigration reform. he spoke during a naturalization ceremony at presidential ceremony in dallas i meant bush 43, excuse me. while he didn't get specific about policy he noted immigrants do make contributions in this country. he said we have to enforce current immigration laws and that america can be a lawful society and welcoming society at the same time. $34 million for a building they didn't n
expressed the need to pass immigration reform now to help the economy grow, create jobs, or reduce the deficit. here is a key house democrat's assessment. it was wonderful to be part of a productive meeting with the president. we had incredibly candid and productive conversation on accomplishing comprehensive immigration reform. like us, the president believes that there are compelling moral and economic reasons to support comprehensive reform. house republicans are exarlg to the president's...
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the congressional budget office says that bill would cut the federal budget deficit by $850 billion over the next 20 years as well. >>> you mentioned john boehner and house republicans holding a special meeting on capitol hill this morning. we're taking you live to texas this morning at the george w. bush institute. the podium where the actual former president will address the people there that are meeting on the naturalization and immigration services. he's going to talk about immigration and immigration reform this morning. just giving you a live picture in dallas to keep tabs on it for you. if he says anything significant, we'll bring it to you. >>> firefighters still working to get the upper hand on a wild fire threat. ing homes east of san diego. the chariot fires burned 11 square miles in the cleveland national foreof the. it's 40% contained and threatening 120 homes near julian. firefighters say calm winds helped them make good progress yesterday. cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> 5:46. warm temperatures all over california for the last couple of weeks. as you po
the congressional budget office says that bill would cut the federal budget deficit by $850 billion over the next 20 years as well. >>> you mentioned john boehner and house republicans holding a special meeting on capitol hill this morning. we're taking you live to texas this morning at the george w. bush institute. the podium where the actual former president will address the people there that are meeting on the naturalization and immigration services. he's going to talk about...
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we did it in 2005 under the ccra anchts the deficit reduction reduction act. senator harkin's appropriations committee has made changes to the eligibility rules to the pell grants each of the past several years outside of the higher education authorization, including the elimination of summer eligibility, ability to benefit, and lower of the automatic enrollment for low-income students. i mean, it -- it's just not fair to come and say, to me, that i'm doing an outside higher reauthorization. there is a track record continually of the person that accused us of doing it of doing it himself, of let me say that he is accurate. i'd be happy to yield. mr. manchin: if i could, i want to thank the good senator for working in such a bipartisan manner. this bill haif this bill has bed as belonging to one party or the other, it is wrong. we sat down together, senator cobun, senator a aalexander, senator burr, and we had senator carperrer and looked at how we could fiction something. this deadline hit, we knew one year ago when we extended it, they said it was a political
we did it in 2005 under the ccra anchts the deficit reduction reduction act. senator harkin's appropriations committee has made changes to the eligibility rules to the pell grants each of the past several years outside of the higher education authorization, including the elimination of summer eligibility, ability to benefit, and lower of the automatic enrollment for low-income students. i mean, it -- it's just not fair to come and say, to me, that i'm doing an outside higher reauthorization....
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here's a chart that shows america's trade deficit. and energy, imported energy comprises the largest account. we haven't had a balanced trade deficit since the 1970's when the job hemorrhage started in this country. and it gets worse every year. america's future depends on innovation. we can't continue to live like this. every community you go to in this country, they say, well, we have to move somewhere because my child can't find a job or, gosh, i had to get another job and i had my salary cut in half. it's pretty obvious what's been happening. the major category of trade deficits is energy imports. energy. because we are not self-sufficient in energy production in this country. part of the answer lies in new energy systems. systems that even nasa has helped us to begin to invent. yes, in the solar fields. yes, in new hydrogen technologies like cryogenic hydrogen. yes, in natural gas. thank goodness the department invested in fossil fuel technologies. that's where the fracking technologies came from. it came from thinking about the
here's a chart that shows america's trade deficit. and energy, imported energy comprises the largest account. we haven't had a balanced trade deficit since the 1970's when the job hemorrhage started in this country. and it gets worse every year. america's future depends on innovation. we can't continue to live like this. every community you go to in this country, they say, well, we have to move somewhere because my child can't find a job or, gosh, i had to get another job and i had my salary...
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another one was that deficit spending is not bad public policy. a third one, punishment is not a deterrent to crime. and the fourth one -- and this is a big one -- is that government can run our lives better than people can. and that's exactly what we're talking about here. the reason they have been wanting to do this with regulating carbon, i think, is better articulated by a guy that i don't think anyone will argue could be the most knowledgeable scientist in america. his name is richard lindsen with m.i.t.. his quote was that regulating carbon is a bureaucrat's dream. if you regulate carbon, you regulate life. you control life. that's what bureaucrats want to do. that's what the environmentalists want to do in controlling our lives. they want to determine what cars we drive, what kind of houses we live in, how our cities are built, and all of that. and they can do all of this by regulating carbon dioxide. and democrats particularly in the senate have been unsuccessful in passing legislation to accomplish this. this is the key. it was way back d
another one was that deficit spending is not bad public policy. a third one, punishment is not a deterrent to crime. and the fourth one -- and this is a big one -- is that government can run our lives better than people can. and that's exactly what we're talking about here. the reason they have been wanting to do this with regulating carbon, i think, is better articulated by a guy that i don't think anyone will argue could be the most knowledgeable scientist in america. his name is richard...
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this $48 million would be put towards deficit reduction. look, opponents of the amendment are go to go claim this money is necessary for national security, but in fact that could not be further from the truth. in fact the question of the whether or not the united states enrichment corporation is truly vital is being reviewed by the general accountability office which is expected to release a report on both the national security question as well as the economics of sending further taxpayer dollars to the united states enrichment corporation. because the report is pending, t is in the best interest of hard-earned taxpayer dollars we suspend aid until we have more information as to what the company is doing with the money it is receiving. the united states enrichment corporation is so poorly run, last may the new york stock exchange threatened to delist them due to its financial health. articles over the years have documented its financial woes and the near monthly collapse of its stock prices. during the june share holders' meeting, 80% of th
this $48 million would be put towards deficit reduction. look, opponents of the amendment are go to go claim this money is necessary for national security, but in fact that could not be further from the truth. in fact the question of the whether or not the united states enrichment corporation is truly vital is being reviewed by the general accountability office which is expected to release a report on both the national security question as well as the economics of sending further taxpayer...
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any deal on interest rates should not reduce the deficit on the backs of students. we should not trade national debt for student debt. and number two, we need to keep in place an interest rate cap, an interest rate cap as a key consumer protection to shield students from exorbitant rates in the future. now, i have the highest respect for our president. i served with him here. he was on our committee. i only wish that perhaps they had talked to us a little bit before they came out with their proposal. president obama came out with a proposal on student loans. the first president since 1958, first president, not democratic president, first president, democrat or republican, to propose going from a 91 t-bill date to a ten-year treasury note. no other president suggested that. secondly, no president since 1958, no president, has advocated removing the cap. president obama in his proposal proposed removing the cap. well, i believe it's safe to say that our caucus said no, we're not going to do that. we're not going to lift this key consumer protection of having an intere
any deal on interest rates should not reduce the deficit on the backs of students. we should not trade national debt for student debt. and number two, we need to keep in place an interest rate cap, an interest rate cap as a key consumer protection to shield students from exorbitant rates in the future. now, i have the highest respect for our president. i served with him here. he was on our committee. i only wish that perhaps they had talked to us a little bit before they came out with their...
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the student loan program itself is paying down the national deficit because of the profit the federal government makes. it's time to stop that and make student loans affordable for students and for their families. this congress simply has not done right by students. forcing these students to continue to graduate with an increasing mountain of debt while at the same time they lament the students are graduating with increased debt. that's what the republicans offered, that's why as my colleague from colorado said it was dead on arrival when it went to the senate. it was dead on a bipartisan basis when it went to the senate. the time has come now to defeat the previous question so that we can bring the one-year fix to make sure that students are protected from the doubling of the interest rates that is now occurring because of the inaction by the republicans in the house of representatives. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from colorado reserves. the gentleman from texas is recog
the student loan program itself is paying down the national deficit because of the profit the federal government makes. it's time to stop that and make student loans affordable for students and for their families. this congress simply has not done right by students. forcing these students to continue to graduate with an increasing mountain of debt while at the same time they lament the students are graduating with increased debt. that's what the republicans offered, that's why as my colleague...
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you know, students have already contributed billions to deficit reduction. but the problem is senate republican leader has insisted all other proposals that we balance the budget on the backs of struggling students and their families, and so far they have refused to put the interest of students and tomorrow's middle class ahead of tax code spending that benefits the wealthy. what they've introduced is a bill that includes no cap on how high student loan rates could go, something c.b.o. tells us will mean students could be locked in at rates over 8% in just a few short years. and in fact, it would be better to absolutely do nothing now than to take up and pass the republican bill. you know, i bet everybody listening knows a family member or a coworker who is up to their neck in student debt. it is a weight that keeps them from helping to grow our economy or start a family or take risks with their careers. and it's a weight that is not easily shed. we can't continue to do this, to generation after generation of college students and expect to be able to compete
you know, students have already contributed billions to deficit reduction. but the problem is senate republican leader has insisted all other proposals that we balance the budget on the backs of struggling students and their families, and so far they have refused to put the interest of students and tomorrow's middle class ahead of tax code spending that benefits the wealthy. what they've introduced is a bill that includes no cap on how high student loan rates could go, something c.b.o. tells us...
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we need to bring deficits down. we need to get our country on a fiscally sustainable path, but we need to do so in a rational way which does not undermine our national security, does not undermine the services of being rendered to the people who are relying on them and that does not send the message to our employees and those whom we need to recruit in the future hat we're a good employer, we're a caring employer, we're an effective employer and you ought to work for us, you ought to work for your country, for your fellow citizens. mr. speaker, we need to go to conference, we need to get rid of the sequester, we need to put america on a rational path to fiscal responsibility and effectiveness and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. coble, for five minutes. mr. coble: i thank the speaker. mr. speaker, benghazi mattered and the american people deserve answers. on the evening of september 11, 2012, terrorist
we need to bring deficits down. we need to get our country on a fiscally sustainable path, but we need to do so in a rational way which does not undermine our national security, does not undermine the services of being rendered to the people who are relying on them and that does not send the message to our employees and those whom we need to recruit in the future hat we're a good employer, we're a caring employer, we're an effective employer and you ought to work for us, you ought to work for...
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did not do what it claims to do, reduce costs, and creates an additional dragon contributes to the deficit. we also just went through the process of sequestration, something that the president and his administration passed, both the senate and the house to compromise, in the sense if they could not reach acceptable cuts, it will go into effect. it went into effect and as a result the government trimmed its budget by $85 billion. the bill as it stands now that the senate has proposed, i believe the 20,000 border guards, which would not come into effect until i think 2021 would cost at least 40 billion dollars. and i think for republicans, they have to see the trees through the forest. they should not be intimidated by the democratic party, the minority party in the house, and they should not be intimidated by the mainstream media that continues to carry their water. this country desperately needs leadership. what it should say is, we will support immigration but we reject the hundred million dollars from las vegas. there are many things objectionable that i think to both democrats and repub
did not do what it claims to do, reduce costs, and creates an additional dragon contributes to the deficit. we also just went through the process of sequestration, something that the president and his administration passed, both the senate and the house to compromise, in the sense if they could not reach acceptable cuts, it will go into effect. it went into effect and as a result the government trimmed its budget by $85 billion. the bill as it stands now that the senate has proposed, i believe...
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it helps our deficit problem as well. the only other point i want to make is this. some are comparing this bill to the president's health care bill. nothing could be further from the truth. i supported this president's health care bill, and i still do, but that was basically a democratic effort. it had no republicans have been. mccain and schumer would not be standing here together in favor of the aca. and this bill has very broad support. it's bipartisan. it has the support on the health care bill business and labor were split. business and labor united here. we have evangelicals. we have the agriculture community, both growers and workers. and so to say that this is just like the president health care bill, nothing could be further from the trees. this is just what america wants us to do. work together in a bipartisan way to move forward. so those extreme opponents come they keep coming up with new reasons to oppose the bill. one of their latest is all, our bill is 1000 pages and complicated. well, from what i understand, the bill so they're putting together and t
it helps our deficit problem as well. the only other point i want to make is this. some are comparing this bill to the president's health care bill. nothing could be further from the truth. i supported this president's health care bill, and i still do, but that was basically a democratic effort. it had no republicans have been. mccain and schumer would not be standing here together in favor of the aca. and this bill has very broad support. it's bipartisan. it has the support on the health care...
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you raise more tax money reduce the deficit it creates jobs, right? >> then they were talking about how obamacare was doomed to failure because it was an organized mess but without pointing out the reason why it was because idiots that they have to cut deals with. when you call something a the ruk gold brick device do the work. they accomplish the task that you want it to. anybody using that until is using it historically and scientifically incorrect. >> so goldberg was not a reuben at all. >> no, not at all. it took an hour and a half to light your cigar but they work. >> stephanie: you make that point, that's the problem you need all these parts to make affordable care work, but they're going to do their best to make sure that it doesn't. like you say whether it's republican governors or them having a relentless p.r. campaign to keep spreading misinformation. >> there will be problems, people will complain to their local newspapers, and you'll get five or six anecdotes from around the country that will start the trend and that's where we'll be. >> s
you raise more tax money reduce the deficit it creates jobs, right? >> then they were talking about how obamacare was doomed to failure because it was an organized mess but without pointing out the reason why it was because idiots that they have to cut deals with. when you call something a the ruk gold brick device do the work. they accomplish the task that you want it to. anybody using that until is using it historically and scientifically incorrect. >> so goldberg was not a reuben...
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it's an opportunity to reduce our deficit and make our government work better. this amendment represents a relatively small change to the bill but i believe it speaks to a larger principle. it will be an inappropriate use of taxpayer money to purchase more cars when so many folks across the country are being forced out of work and so many critical projects sit untouched. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. frelinghuysen: i move to strike the last word, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. to relinghuysen: i rise oppose the gentleman from georgia's amendment. the amendment -- his amendment is overly broad and would prevent the department of energy, the army corps of engineers, the bureau of reclamation, the national nuclear security agency, all agencies covered under our bill from leasing our purchasing any new vehicles. i understand my colleague's concerns with the s
it's an opportunity to reduce our deficit and make our government work better. this amendment represents a relatively small change to the bill but i believe it speaks to a larger principle. it will be an inappropriate use of taxpayer money to purchase more cars when so many folks across the country are being forced out of work and so many critical projects sit untouched. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his...
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estimates this bill as written will add $1.3 trillion to the deficit in 2014. at this point i would like to yield one minute to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: this is a shameful day. the house republican leadership has decided again to abandon all efforts to come to a bipartisan agreement on the farm bill. they have launched an attack on the working poor, veterans, children, and seniors who rely on the nutrition program in a desperate attempt to win political points with their conservative base. after an embarrassing, chaotic defeat of their last proposal, they decide to make a bad situation worse. this proposal strips out the entire nutrition title, putting families and children at risk of going hungry. givemade a clear choice to subsidies to corporations at the expense of the hungry and poor. today house republicans are telling hungry children, food banks who he meet the need of their communities. and low-income citizens, their needs don't ma
estimates this bill as written will add $1.3 trillion to the deficit in 2014. at this point i would like to yield one minute to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: this is a shameful day. the house republican leadership has decided again to abandon all efforts to come to a bipartisan agreement on the farm bill. they have launched an attack on the working poor, veterans, children,...
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that are better used to invest in the future and paying off our deficit. we simply cannot afford to spend taxpayer dollars on research, the private sector can do better and taxpayers should not be asked to provide additional support to an industry that consistently has record-breaking profits. our energy sector has some of the of the most promising ideas and technologies in the world. our energy policy, however, is horribly outdated. h.r. 2609 slashes research and development for renewable energy by some 60% and adds additional money that the administration either want -- neither wants nor needs to research fossil fuels and clean coal. at the same time it continues to spend far too much on fossil fuel r&d. in fact, we dole out more fossil fuel subsidies than any other country. more than $500 billion in 2011. and they often go to expensive projects with little upside. the fact is we don't need to spend taxpayer money this way. fossil fuel companies are highly profitable, posting some of the highest profits in the world, and they can shoulder than other r&d
that are better used to invest in the future and paying off our deficit. we simply cannot afford to spend taxpayer dollars on research, the private sector can do better and taxpayers should not be asked to provide additional support to an industry that consistently has record-breaking profits. our energy sector has some of the of the most promising ideas and technologies in the world. our energy policy, however, is horribly outdated. h.r. 2609 slashes research and development for renewable...
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guest: i think that the trade deficit had been an issue for the u.s. there have been a lot of jobs, essentially we opened up ourselves to the world from a global trade perspective and we didn't really put a lot of emphasis on making sure that the other countries that we were doing business with had, say, the same labor standards, the same pay levels. so many american workers were thrown into competition with a huge global competition with workers willing to be paid a lot less. so a lot of that work was transferred there. some people say that's the way it goes and how the global economy moves around. that might be the case. but that doesn't mean there aren't jobs americans can't do. and the definition of doing something that your caller -- i agree that there are do-nothing jobs in every organization probably. but the point that your caller was making i think there are -- the definition of doing something is very broad and there are a lot of thing that is need to be done in this country including services jobs that aren't getting filled by the private se
guest: i think that the trade deficit had been an issue for the u.s. there have been a lot of jobs, essentially we opened up ourselves to the world from a global trade perspective and we didn't really put a lot of emphasis on making sure that the other countries that we were doing business with had, say, the same labor standards, the same pay levels. so many american workers were thrown into competition with a huge global competition with workers willing to be paid a lot less. so a lot of that...
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and would boost our economy and make our country safer, reducing the deficit by about a trillion dollars over the next two decades. i remind the speaker there is no shame in passing bills both parties can support. americans want their elected officials to work together to fix the nation's problems. that's what we did in the senate. i promise the formula will work in the house of representatives as well. the speaker should try that. sticking to the hastert rule is preventing the house from passing legislation to reform the ailing postal service. he refused to even take it up last congress. didn't even take it up. sticking to the hastert rule prevented the house from passing a measure that would give brick-and-mortar stores parity. we passed it on a bipartisan vote here, mr. president. i mean it's heartbreaking all over america, i see it in nevada to go by these strip malls and you see these places that if they had the advantage of not having to pay sales tax -- that's what happens on line -- they would be in business. they would go back into business if the online -- the sales tax would h
and would boost our economy and make our country safer, reducing the deficit by about a trillion dollars over the next two decades. i remind the speaker there is no shame in passing bills both parties can support. americans want their elected officials to work together to fix the nation's problems. that's what we did in the senate. i promise the formula will work in the house of representatives as well. the speaker should try that. sticking to the hastert rule is preventing the house from...
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today those of us who came to town to cut spending, reduce the deficit, reduce the size of government, and make reforms have a real opportunity to walk the walk. this farm bill does all of those things. this bill is going to save taxpayers $19.3 billion. it's going to repeal or consolidate more than 100 programs at usda. and it's going to repeal the direct program. something that many of my farmers and ranchers back home are -- do not want to give up. the farm bill also does a couple other things. it is being considered separately on its own merits. as many in this body have called for, and it replaces antiquated permanent law so we don't face things like the dairy cliff tend of the year anymore. the bill before us reforms not just the politics of the farm bill, but the process as well. this farm bill has earned our support and i urge my colleagues to vote yes. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mr. peterson: i yield two minutes to the distinguished minority whip, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer. the spe
today those of us who came to town to cut spending, reduce the deficit, reduce the size of government, and make reforms have a real opportunity to walk the walk. this farm bill does all of those things. this bill is going to save taxpayers $19.3 billion. it's going to repeal or consolidate more than 100 programs at usda. and it's going to repeal the direct program. something that many of my farmers and ranchers back home are -- do not want to give up. the farm bill also does a couple other...